BYE-BYES

Meaning of BYE-BYES in English

■ noun a child's word for sleep.

Origin

C19: from the sound bye-bye , long used as a refrain in lullabies.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BYE-BYES — bye-byes noun BrE AmE ˈbaɪ baɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BYE-BYES — noun • IDIOMS - go (to) bye-byes •• WORD ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the sound bye-bye , long used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE-BYES — ˈbye-byes BrE AmE noun go (to) bye-byes British English an expression meaning go to sleep, used by or to children
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BYE-BYES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Definitely not the book to read before bye-byes .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BYE — bye 1 /buy/ , n. Also, by . 1. Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BYE — bye, Bye BrE AmE baɪ (= by, buy) ▷ byes baɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BYE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ This time when they said their good byes they arranged to meet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BYE — I. variant of by II. ˈbī interjection Etymology: Middle English by, of unknown origin — used to lull a child …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BYES — plural of by or of bye
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BYE — (n.) In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with …
Английский словарь Webster
BYE — (n.) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
Английский словарь Webster
BYE — (n.) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, …
Английский словарь Webster
BYE — ( n. ) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BYE — ( n. ) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BYE — noun a dwelling. 2. bye ·noun a run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. 3. bye …
Webster English vocab
BYE — [bye] n [alter. of [2]by] (1883): the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BYE- — bye- combining form BrE AmE ¦baɪ — ▷ bye-election ˈbaɪ ɪ ˌlek ʃ ə n -ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BYE — / baɪ; NAmE / exclamation , noun ■ exclamation (also ˌbye-ˈbye , ˈbye-bye ) ( informal ) goodbye : Bye! …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE — I. bye 1 S1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE interjection [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: goodbye ] informal goodbye: Bye, Dave. bye …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BYE — n. 1 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit. 2 the status of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BYE — n. 1 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit. 2 the status of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BYE — 1. n.1 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit. 2 the status of …
Oxford English vocab
BYE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Bye and bye-bye are informal ways of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Bye and ~-~ are informal ways of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BYE — See: BY THE WAY also BY THE BYE.
Slang English vocab
BYE — n. bye bye by the bye good bye
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BYE — • ↑ goodbye/bye
Longman Activator English vocab
BYE — good-bye Bye, Mom. I love you.
English Idioms vocab
BYE — сущ. 1) что-л. побочное, вспомогательное, второстепенное Ant : main 2) спорт позиция участника соревнований, переходящего в следующий круг без игры …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BYE — n 1. что-л. второстепенное, подсобное, маловажное 2. боксёр, свободный от участия в данном соревновании 3. игра одного игрока против двух …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BYE — n 1. что-л. второстепенное, подсобное, маловажное 2. боксёр, свободный от участия в данном соревновании 3. игра одного игрока против двух …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BYE — interj infml esp AmE Bye now! — Ну, пока! Bye for now! — До встречи!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BYE — interj infml esp AmE Bye now! — Ну, пока! Bye for now! — До встречи!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BYE — bye interj infml esp AmE Bye now! Ну, пока! Bye for now! До встречи!
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BYE — Bye now! — Ну, пока! Bye for now! — До встречи!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BYE — сущ. 1) что-л. побочное, вспомогательное, второстепенное Ant : main 2) спорт позиция участника соревнований, переходящего в следующий круг без игры …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GO (TO) BYE-BYES — ( BrE , informal ) used by small children or to small children, to mean 'go to sleep'
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEDDY-BYES — / ˈbedi baɪz; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈbeddy-bye ) noun [ U ] a child's word for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD-BYE — I. interjection or good-by gu̇dˈbī, gədˈbī, gəˈbī, ˈbī Etymology: contraction of God be with you — used conventionally as a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKETKEEPER — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a fieldsman in cricket wearing gloves and pads who stands behind the striker's wicket and whose chief …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOBIESKI — /saw byes"kee/ , n. John . See John III (def. 2).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD-BYE — /good'buy"/ , interj., n., pl. good-byes . interj. 1. farewell (a conventional expression used at parting). n. 2. a farewell. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: FOOTBALL
Britannica English vocabulary
DOCUMENT: F.Y. HEDLEY — Marching Through Georgia is an account of Sherman's March"from the standpoint of soldiers in the ranks." F.Y. Hedley,a member of …
Britannica English vocabulary
LULLABY — / ˈlʌləbaɪ; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) a soft gentle song sung to make a child go to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEDDY-BYE — ➡ beddy-byes
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE-BYE — n. (also bye-byes) (a child's word for) sleep. [ME, f. the sound used in lullabies]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BYEBYE — n. (also bye-byes) (a child's word for) sleep. [ ME, f. the sound used in lullabies ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BYE-BYE — 1. int. colloq. GOODBYE. Etymology: childish corrupt. 2. n. (also bye-byes) (a child's word for) sleep. Etymology: ME, f. the …
Oxford English vocab
STUMP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE off ▪ Then two byes low past the off stump , horror or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIFF — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a severe/stiff/heavy/tough/harsh penalty ▪ There were calls for stiffer penalties for killers of police …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLEEP — n. 25B6; noun go and have a sleep : NAP, doze, siesta, catnap, beauty sleep; informal snooze, forty winks, a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOD-BYE — 1. gʋdʹbaı n прощание to say good-bye - прощаться to wish smb. good-bye - попрощаться с кем-л. the last good-byes …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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